This order goes along with a petition for an order to open a safe deposit box of a decedent. Whether your will should be in a safe deposit box at a bank or elsewhere, such as with your attorney, depends on what your state law says about who has access to your safe deposit box when you die. The recent trend in many states is to make it relatively easy for family members or the executor to remove the will and certain other documents (such as life insurance policies and burial instructions) from a deceased person's safe deposit box. In those states, it might be a good idea to leave your will in the safe deposit box. However, in some states, it may require a court order to remove the will, which can take time and money.
Maine Order Authorizing Petitioner to Open Safe Deposit Box of Decedent
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If the property remains unclaimed and is classified as abandoned, the bank may be required to transfer the contents of the safe deposit box to the state treasurer or unclaimed-property office in a process called escheat.
A personal representative or successor trustee of the decedent's estate shall also have access to the safe deposit box as long as they show the financial institution a copy of the estate planning document that reflects they are the executor/successor trustee of the estate.
During your lifetime, your safe deposit box can be accessed by you, a joint owner, or a Deputy designee. A Deputy is someone who can act on your behalf to access the box in your stead. The Deputy designation can be changed at any time by you with written notice to the bank. A Deputy's authority ceases upon your death.
The safe deposit box is a storage space you rent from the bank. Its contents are kept private, and the bank doesn't know what you put in there.
New York banking law provides that access to a safe deposit box must be granted to an Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian.
If the signers are spouses and the contents are considered their community property, the survivor likely owns the contents. However, for joint signers who are not spouses, whether or not the survivor owns the contents is unclear.
The FDIC does not insure the contents of safe deposit boxes at banks. If your bank fails, you likely will be able to retrieve the contents of your safe deposit box. If another bank acquires your bank's branches, you can contact that bank to ask about accessing your safe deposit box.
An individual must first be appointed as fiduciary to the deceased person's estate to access and collect the items in the safety deposit box. This is either the executor of the will or an individual appointed by the state if there isn't an executor of the will.
